#THE MAJORITY ACT, 1875 
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##ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 
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###PREAMBLE. 

SECTIONS 

1. Short title. 
Local extent. 
Commencement and operation. 

2. Saving. 

3. Age of majority of persons domiciled in India. 
 
 
 
 
#THE MAJORITY ACT, 1875 

##ACT NO. 9 OF 1875 
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[2nd March, 1875]. 

An Act to amend the law respecting the age of majority. 

**Preamble.** — Whereas, in the case of persons domiciled in India it is expedient to specify the 
age of majority; It is hereby enacted as follows: — 

1. **Short title**.— This Act may be called the Majority Act, 1875. 

**Local extent.** — It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.

**Commencement and operation.** —and it shall come into force and have effect only on the 
expiration of three months from the passing thereof. 

2. **Saving.**—Nothing herein contained shall affect: — 

  (a) the capacity of any persons to act in the following matters (namely), —marriage,  dower, 
divorce and adoption; 

  (b) the religion or religious rites and usages of any class of citizens of India; or 

  (c) the capacity of any person who before this Act comes into force has attained majority under 
the law applicable to him. 

3. Age of majority of persons domiciled in India. —(1) Every person domiciled in India shall 
attain the age of majority on his completing the age of eighteen years and not before. 

(2) In computing the age of any person, the day on which he was born is to be included as a whole 
day and he shall be deemed to have attained majority at the beginning of the eighteenth anniversary of 
that day.



[^1]. This Act has been extended to Dadra and Nagar Haveli by Reg. 6 of 1963, s. 2 and the First Schedule, and the whole of 
the Union territory of Lakshadweep by Reg. 8 of 1965, s. 3 and Schedule. 

This Act has been extended to Pondicherry by Act 26 of 1968, subject to the following modification: 

In section 1 at the end, insert:— 

“Provided that nothing contained in this Act shall apply to the Renoncants of the Union territory of Pondicherry.”.